You're a Mod here, do your fucking job. Clean up the messes, get rid of the ruinous trolls, and make sure to put e0y's sedation medication in a little piece of cheese (or else he'll spit it right out).

Cerebral_DownTime wrote:You're a Mod here, do your fucking job. Clean up the messes, get rid of the ruinous trolls, and make sure to put e0y's sedation medication in a little piece of cheese (or else he'll spit it right out).

Peanut butter. It's funnier watching him lick the roof of his mouth for an hour afterward.

And no. I'm done with thread cleaning. Fuck it. I'll make you a mod here and make you clean that shit up.

Kerry Coombs (cornerbacks coach) has discussed with the media his philosophy (implemented a year ago when he arrived) of playing farther off the receivers than they did previously...with two general theories in mind...prevent big plays and help react to the run...and allow more time to read the QB...and make plays on the football in the air.

Last year and this year, the prevent big plays thing has had mixed results. You'll recall that the majority of big plays a year ago (like w/ Cal, and with UM w/Denard, as two examples) were running plays. This year, there have been virtually no big plays in the rushing game, but Coombs theory has been blown up by big passing plays.

Putting Roby on an island vs Abbrederis of Wisky was a calculated move...necessary to shut down the running attack...which they accomplished beyond anyone's fondest hopes.

They managed the same thing vs NW...94 yards rushing against a fairly good running team.

None of that is to excuse Roby's poor play, because one reason they schemed it that way is because they thought they could count on him in man coverage. They were wrong, but managed to win anyway because the run defense was that good.

"I believe it is the nature of the human species to reject what is true but unpleasant and to embrace what is obviously false but comforting." H.L. Mencken

Grant is so bad against the pass, that I am 100% serious about just saying fuck it and letting him blitz every pass play. It is really hard to watch him play. The worst part is that he still has a year of eligibility left after this year. I have no idea how a guy can be in his 4th year (I think) here and still not know his coverage responsibilities, or how deep to drop, or to jam up WRs/TEs at the LOS.

Perry is adequate. I sincerely hope they get Raekwon and he blows the doors off this MF'er next year to the point that they have to sit Grant.

I understand Coombs' intent, but his round hole just doesn't work with all the square pegs on the field. If you are going to play off, to keep the plays in front of you, you have to make the tackles because you are conceding 5-7 yards to prevent 20 yard gains. If you are allowing 5-7 yarders to turn into 20 yarders that defeats the point. That coupled with the fact that they are still getting burned down the field is awful, and demands a different strategy. In order to protect the secondary, they have to bring more heat, bring the corners up and hope the rush gets their before the coverage. This secondary has shown time and time again that if you give the WR/QB 4 seconds the coverage will break down. The DL is playing well enough where if you bring 5 you are going to get there, you are just going to have to live with the screens and draws.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

I think they are saving Mitchell for a run at Grant next year. With Grant sitting against any passing team they figured he would be adequate and they could use the year to teach Mitchell (who came in with mental problems as well).

I'd rather have a smart MLB than an athletic one. If there is a position on the field that can a way with being a little slower in the 40, it is that one.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

e0y2e3 wrote:^ that's why it's so dumbfounding Grant wasn't redshirted in 2011 and given a year to just learn the game. He's in his third year in the program by the way.

At the very least they are trying to give Mitchell time to adjust, which is all you can ask.

I couldn't remember, and I am too lazy to look it up. Let's just hope they don't chose to RS him next year. It is time for Curtis to graduate and clear that spot up. If he was a frosh or soph, I would be more forgiving, but guys don't suddenly figure it out in their 4th year (Etienne Sabino and Corey "Pitt" Brown agree BTW).

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

e0y2e3 wrote:At the very least they are trying to give Mitchell time to adjust, which is all you can ask.

Not to burst your bubble...and take it FWIW and all that...but a few days ago, one of the "insiders" boards (not Scout) quoted a program "source" as saying that Mitchell "will never play linebacker at OSU". This guy, whoever he is, says that he will be converted to DE.

Raekwon and/or Booker may be who we're looking at as freshmen.

"I believe it is the nature of the human species to reject what is true but unpleasant and to embrace what is obviously false but comforting." H.L. Mencken

Long, freak athlete, big frame, mediocre instincts/smarts. RS this year is an indictment too. We shall see, but I think he ends up a DE.

Really doesn't help with LB depth. Perhaps he may be a SAM.

I am pretty excited about Berger. That is the kind of kid that seems to grow into a very successful LB. Surprisingly athletic, smart and all instinct. He and McMillan will be formidable. Tre Johnson has looked decent too.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

And we may have had the 2013 "Upset Saturday". Stanford going down is the best thing for us, since they've got the power to beat Oregon. Clemson looked beatable against BC, and I'm sure that FSU will watch that tape. Georgia will just get replaced by LSU in the standings. OU going down eliminates the Big XII from the picture. Michigan losing to Penn State doesn't matter all that much (since we play them both) but it means that Michigan has a harder path to the title game (also good).

I'd much rather prefer beating a Michigan team that needs to win against us to make the B1G title game and then facing a strong MSU/Nebraska team in that title game then a back-to-back against Michigan. So, the best thing to happen would be Michigan win the rest of its games (outside of against OSU), then finishing 6-2 in the B1G. If either Sparty or Nebraska only drops the game against Michigan, they'll be in good shape for that championship.

Every year we see these posts lamenting the other unbeatens and how Buckeyes will get screwed because, well, because fans have a complex, and every year the shit works itself out and all the angst and head banging is for nothing.

I wrote an article for the front page detailing all of this and trying to numerically calculate what the odds of OSU getting screwed are. I did a similar set of calculations before the scUM game in 2006 and accurately determined that (unfortunately) the most likely scenario had OSU playing UF in the NCG.

Bottom line from my article is that based on a series of assumptions, OSU is about 27% likely to be "screwed" by the system after the Stanford loss. The Stanford loss certainly helped their chances. I have OSU as about 8:3 to get into the NCG.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

FWIW, I have the likelihood of undefeated Oregon, ACC Champ, OSU and Bama at about 2.4% or 1 in 40. Odds of adding Louisville to that mess is about 37% making the overall odds of 5 undefeated at season end about .8%, or less than 1 in 100.

Pretty damn remote if you ask me.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

I can't remember my password to post an article anymore.... I guess it has been a while since the last one.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

I figured it out. I successfully guessed my password and stumbled through the editor. It is ready for publishing whenever.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

furls wrote:FWIW, I have the likelihood of undefeated Oregon, ACC Champ, OSU and Bama at about 2.4% or 1 in 40. Odds of adding Louisville to that mess is about 37% making the overall odds of 5 undefeated at season end about .8%, or less than 1 in 100.

Pretty damn remote if you ask me.

How can anyone seriously consider a Big 10 team in the BCS NC game this season?

furls wrote:FWIW, I have the likelihood of undefeated Oregon, ACC Champ, OSU and Bama at about 2.4% or 1 in 40. Odds of adding Louisville to that mess is about 37% making the overall odds of 5 undefeated at season end about .8%, or less than 1 in 100.

Pretty damn remote if you ask me.

How can anyone seriously consider a Big 10 team in the BCS NC game this season?

The more I watch other teams play NCAAF the more I realize that Ohio State is not that bad compared to the "elites" this year.

I think Oregon curb stomps the Buckeyes, because they are good at everything Ohio State is bad at.

I think 'Bama plays a game that is much more likely to keep OSU around with their pro style O.

I think FSU is a pretty big threat (and is probably going to take care of Clemson).

Baylor is another team that I would not want to see OSU face.

In the end, the "elite" of college football are not really that elite this year. Each team has warts. The gaping hole that is Ohio State's secondary is its major problem. If Roby gets his shit together and they can find someone to replace Bryant, this team can compete.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

furls wrote:FWIW, I have the likelihood of undefeated Oregon, ACC Champ, OSU and Bama at about 2.4% or 1 in 40. Odds of adding Louisville to that mess is about 37% making the overall odds of 5 undefeated at season end about .8%, or less than 1 in 100.

Pretty damn remote if you ask me.

How can anyone seriously consider a Big 10 team in the BCS NC game this season?

The more I watch other teams play NCAAF the more I realize that Ohio State is not that bad compared to the "elites" this year.

I think Oregon curb stomps the Buckeyes, because they are good at everything Ohio State is bad at.

I think 'Bama plays a game that is much more likely to keep OSU around with their pro style O.

I think FSU is a pretty big threat (and is probably going to take care of Clemson).

Baylor is another team that I would not want to see OSU face.

In the end, the "elite" of college football are not really that elite this year. Each team has warts. The gaping hole that is Ohio State's secondary is its major problem. If Roby gets his shit together and they can find someone to replace Bryant, this team can compete.

The list of teams the Buckeyes can't compete with is short, but it exists.

I don't believe in Clemson. Their rep is built largely on beating a slightly above average UGA team at home at night to start the season. Not buying Clemson at all. Sammy and Tajh are good, but then what?

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

furls wrote:I don't believe in Clemson. Their rep is built largely on beating a slightly above average UGA team at home at night to start the season. Not buying Clemson at all. Sammy and Tajh are good, but then what?

And FSU's rep is built on what exactly? Beating a crap Maryland team? Or were you impressed with their dominate performance over the vaunted Bethune Cookman?

Georgia's offensive injuries aren't what is making its defense suck. They were above average on offense then (they are average now) and they are bad defensively. That point is further validated by Clemson's struggles against a BAD BC team.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

furls wrote:I don't believe in Clemson. Their rep is built largely on beating a slightly above average UGA team at home at night to start the season. Not buying Clemson at all. Sammy and Tajh are good, but then what?

And FSU's rep is built on what exactly? Beating a crap Maryland team? Or were you impressed with their dominate performance over the vaunted Bethune Cookman?

My Eyes. In watching FSU, they pass the look test to me. Winston is the real deal and they playmakers on both sides of the ball. I think they beat Clemson, but I doubt they get through their schedule unscathed either.

I think there is a better than decent shot that it ends up Ohio State vs. Alabama in the NCG.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

I'm thinking it's time for a kitty thread on which shitty random Big 10 team will finally knock off the Buckeyes. They will blow a road game in conference his season.

They play with fire too much.

I'll take none. Who is going to beat them on the road, Purdue, Illinois or scUM? That's it for road games. They have PSU at night at home, IU at home and Iowa.

In order: -Iowa is offensively inept, no shot.-PSU's pro style offense is a good match up, the only concern is LBs covering TE's. -Purdue? not even going to dignify that.-Illinois? See Purdue.-IU is probably the worst remaining offensive match up, but they don't play any defense and I think they make enough mistakes that this one isn't really that close.-scUM is really bad. Their offense is a trainwreck. They can't run or pass and DG is a turnover machine.

First shot OSU has to lose a game is vs. MSU/Nebraska in the B1G title game. MSU is a better match up for OSU, but neither is a scary match up.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

I'm thinking it's time for a kitty thread on which shitty random Big 10 team will finally knock off the Buckeyes. They will blow a road game in conference his season.

They play with fire too much.

I'll take none. Who is going to beat them on the road, Purdue, Illinois or scUM? That's it for road games. They have PSU at night at home, IU at home and Iowa.

In order: -Iowa is offensively inept, no shot.-PSU's pro style offense is a good match up, the only concern is LBs covering TE's. -Purdue? not even going to dignify that.-Illinois? See Purdue.-IU is probably the worst remaining offensive match up, but they don't play any defense and I think they make enough mistakes that this one isn't really that close.-scUM is really bad. Their offense is a trainwreck. They can't run or pass and DG is a turnover machine.

First shot OSU has to lose a game is vs. MSU/Nebraska in the B1G title game. MSU is a better match up for OSU, but neither is a scary match up.

Home / road comes into play.

Agree on Iowa, Illinois and Purdue. They are all too crappy to pose threat.

I think Perv State will push them harder than people may think. If it were at Tickle Monster Valley I'd even go so far as to call that shot. The frosh is coming on.

They will lose in Ann Arbor and make Devon Gardner look like Vince Young. The rush lanes are a mess and there are no DB's to cover. It really comes down to mistakes by the Buck on O. They make a ton. It will bite them in the ass when they play a minimally competent team this season. being at An Arbor will carry that through.

If they lose 1 game, who do they play from the Legends or whatever on 12/7?

Well, if you are high on scUM and if scUM can actually win that game, they would be in the running.

I think scUM is GARBAGE. The only running game they have is Devin Gardner. They really don't have any playmakers aside from Funchess. Fitz had 27 carries for 27 yards against ticklemonster U. Both scUM lines are soft up the middle and that is bad news for an OSU team that is very strong in both of those critical spots. Remember, that is a scUM team that nearly lost (and should've lost) to 2 of the worst teams in the FBS. That scUM team could have 4-6 losses by the end of the year... seriously.

No chance they lose to scUM. PSU is possible, scUM? No WAY.

As for the BCG...

My pick is Nebraska. I think they beat MSU at home.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.

furls wrote:Well, if you are high on scUM and if scUM can actually win that game, they would be in the running.

I think scUM is GARBAGE. The only running game they have is Devin Gardner. They really don't have any playmakers aside from Funchess. Fitz had 27 carries for 27 yards against ticklemonster U. Both scUM lines are soft up the middle and that is bad news for an OSU team that is very strong in both of those critical spots. Remember, that is a scUM team that nearly lost (and should've lost) to 2 of the worst teams in the FBS. That scUM team could have 4-6 losses by the end of the year... seriously.

No chance they lose to scUM. PSU is possible, scUM? No WAY.

As for the BCG...

My pick is Nebraska. I think they beat MSU at home.

Michigan is a deeply flawed football team. But they play at home and Gardner is far superior to anything the Buckeyes will face and they have struggled with poor QB's on D.

Really, it comes down to how many dozens of errors Miller continues to make as a 3rd year starter and if he can get healthy and get his quicks back.

It's at the big oval. They will be emotional and I expect the Bucks to play tight and crack and have at least 3 TO's..

I;m so sure of this I'd be anyone any amount of money on no spread but that would make me have to root for Michigan. That's the only reason I wouldn't do that.

Gardner is TERRIBLE. I saw a stat that he completed 26% of his passes when the opposing team sends more than 4. He has 11 picks against 11 TDs. That QB from Cal, Stave and both QBs from NW are significantly better than Gardner. Additionally, they have Borges running that offense. OSU is only struggling against proficient, passing offenses. scUM's O is centered on a downhill, power run game (that they suck at).

I have watched every scUM game this year, in the beginning out of concern. Then it was out of shock. Now it is out of schadenfreude.

I will say that scUM's only shot in this game is Miller disintegrating. He plays as bad as he did in the first half of the game against NW, and they may have a chance.

Coming from a Wolverine, we're the football equivalent of a formerly abused wife of a meth addict who just remarried the safe nice guy. We're just glad we have someone who's aware that it's a rivalry and that tackling on defense is integral. Baby steps.